CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING PRIZE MONEY · 2023

Cross-country skiing prize money in 2023

Q: Who earned the most cross-country skiing prize money in 2023?

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, with £341,228 and 20 titles. Simen Hegstad Krueger was next on £149,132.

Q: How much prize money was paid in 2023?

£3,199,760 across 70 races, to 189 skiers.

Q: Which race paid the most in 2023?

The Tour de Ski overall standings, women, January 2023, at £299,920.

Q: How does 2023 compare with 2022?

2022 paid £1,871,280 across 42 races.

Cross-country skiing paid £3,199,760 across 70 races in 2023, to 189 skiers. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo earned the most, £341,228.

PAID IN 2023£3.2m

RACES70

SKIERS PAID189

TOP EARNER£341k

The 2023 money list

The top 50 skiers by prize money won in 2023

Cross-country skiing skiers ranked by prize money won in 2023.
#	SKIER	NATION	WINS	PRIZE MONEY
1	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	Norway	20	£341,228£341k
2	Simen Hegstad Krueger	Norway	4	£149,132£149k
3	Paal Golberg	Norway	3	£144,946£145k
4	Ebba Andersson	Sweden	7	£140,162£140k
5	Frida Karlsson	Sweden	3	£132,986£133k
6	Jessie Diggins	United States	3	£115,828£116k
7	Jonna Sundling	Sweden	3	£113,896£114k
8	Kerttu Niskanen	Finland	2	£105,524£106k
9	Kristine Stavaas Skistad	Norway	6	£100,556£101k
10	Harald Oestberg Amundsen	Norway	2	£86,894£87k
11	Emma Ribom	Sweden	2	£79,534£80k
12	Rosie Brennan	United States	0	£77,326£77k
13	Erik Valnes	Norway	1	£67,252£67k
14	Hans Christer Holund	Norway	0	£59,662£60k
15	Tiril Udnes Weng	Norway	1	£56,856£57k
16	Calle Halfvarsson	Sweden	0	£53,958£54k
17	Federico Pellegrino	Italy	0	£49,864£50k
18	Katharina Hennig	Germany	1	£49,312£49k
19	Linn Svahn	Sweden	1	£45,908£46k
20	Heidi Weng	Norway	0	£44,666£45k
21	Maja Dahlqvist	Sweden	0	£44,482£44k
22	Astrid Oeyre Slind	Norway	0	£43,930£44k
23	Anne Kjersti Kalvaa	Norway	1	£42,918£43k
24	Richard Jouve	France	1	£42,044£42k
25	Didrik Toenseth	Norway	0	£39,560£40k
26	Sjur Roethe	Norway	0	£36,938£37k
27	Victoria Carl	Germany	1	£36,110£36k
28	Martin Loewstroem Nyenget	Norway	1	£35,512£36k
29	Lucas Chanavat	France	1	£34,500£35k
30	William Poromaa	Sweden	0	£32,338£32k
31	Moa Olsson	Sweden	1	£29,716£30k
32	Delphine Claudel	France	1	£29,026£29k
33	Lotta Udnes Weng	Norway	1	£26,956£27k
34	Iivo Niskanen	Finland	0	£26,036£26k
35	Michal Novak	Czechia	0	£25,944£26k
36	Andrew Musgrave	Great Britain	0	£23,000£23k
37	Nadine Faehndrich	Switzerland	0	£22,954£23k
38	Teresa Stadlober	Austria	0	£21,344£21k
39	Jan Thomas Jenssen	Norway	1	£20,332£20k
40	Haavard Solaas Taugboel	Norway	0	£19,320£19k
41	Ben Ogden	United States	0	£17,296£17k
42	Even Northug	Norway	0	£17,204£17k
43	Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg	Norway	0	£16,744£17k
44	Edvin Anger	Sweden	0	£16,698£17k
45	Iver Tildheim Andersen	Norway	0	£16,468£16k
46	Friedrich Moch	Germany	0	£15,640£16k
47	Julia Kern	United States	0	£15,318£15k
48	Ragnhild Haga	Norway	1	£15,180£15k
49	Jules Chappaz	France	0	£14,674£15k
50	Laura Gimmler	Germany	0	£14,582£15k

The top 15 in 2023

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £341k Simen Hegstad Krueger £149k Paal Golberg £145k Ebba Andersson £140k Frida Karlsson £133k Jessie Diggins £116k Jonna Sundling £114k Kerttu Niskanen £106k Kristine Stavaas Skistad £101k Harald Oestberg Amundsen £87k Emma Ribom £80k Rosie Brennan £77k Erik Valnes £67k Hans Christer Holund £60k Tiril Udnes Weng £57k

Every race in 2023

By prize money paid

Cross-country skiing races in 2023 with winner and total paid.
RACE	WINNER	PAID
Tour de Ski overall standings, women, January 2023	Frida Karlsson	£299,920£300k
Tour de Ski overall standings, men, January 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£299,920£300k
Trondheim 10km interval start classic, women, December 2023	Victoria Carl	£50,600£51k
Trondheim 10km interval start classic, men, December 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£50,600£51k
Trondheim 20km skiathlon classic/free, women, December 2023	Ebba Andersson	£50,600£51k
Trondheim 20km skiathlon classic/free, men, December 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£50,600£51k
Trondheim sprint free, women, December 2023	Kristine Stavaas Skistad	£50,600£51k
Trondheim sprint free, men, December 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£50,600£51k
Östersund 10km interval start free, women, December 2023	Jessie Diggins	£50,600£51k
Östersund 10km interval start free, men, December 2023	Harald Oestberg Amundsen	£50,600£51k
Östersund sprint classic, women, December 2023	Emma Ribom	£50,600£51k
Östersund sprint classic, men, December 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£50,600£51k
Gällivare 10km interval start free, women, December 2023	Jessie Diggins	£50,600£51k
Gällivare 10km interval start free, men, December 2023	Paal Golberg	£50,600£51k
Ruka 20km mass start free, women, November 2023	Moa Olsson	£50,600£51k
Ruka 20km mass start free, men, November 2023	Jan Thomas Jenssen	£50,600£51k
Ruka 10km interval start classic, women, November 2023	Ebba Andersson	£50,600£51k
Ruka 10km interval start classic, men, November 2023	Martin Loewstroem Nyenget	£50,600£51k
Ruka sprint classic, women, November 2023	Emma Ribom	£50,600£51k
Ruka sprint classic, men, November 2023	Erik Valnes	£50,600£51k
Planica World Championships 50km mass start classic, men, March 2023	Paal Golberg	£50,600£51k
Planica World Championships 30km mass start classic, women, March 2023	Ebba Andersson	£50,600£51k
Planica World Championships 15km interval start free, men, March 2023	Simen Hegstad Krueger	£50,600£51k
Planica World Championships 10km interval start free, women, February 2023	Jessie Diggins	£50,600£51k
Planica World Championships 15km skiathlon classic/free, women, February 2023	Ebba Andersson	£50,600£51k
Planica World Championships 30km skiathlon classic/free, men, February 2023	Simen Hegstad Krueger	£50,600£51k
Planica World Championships sprint classic, women, February 2023	Jonna Sundling	£50,600£51k
Planica World Championships sprint classic, men, February 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£50,600£51k
Lahti 20km mass start classic, women, March 2023	Anne Kjersti Kalvaa	£46,000£46k
Lahti 20km mass start classic, men, March 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£46,000£46k
Lahti sprint classic, women, March 2023	Kristine Stavaas Skistad	£46,000£46k
Lahti sprint classic, men, March 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£46,000£46k
Tallinn sprint free, women, March 2023	Kristine Stavaas Skistad	£46,000£46k
Tallinn sprint free, men, March 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£46,000£46k
Falun sprint free, women, March 2023	Kristine Stavaas Skistad	£46,000£46k
Falun sprint free, men, March 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£46,000£46k
Falun 10km interval start classic, women, March 2023	Kerttu Niskanen	£46,000£46k
Falun 10km interval start classic, men, March 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£46,000£46k
Drammen sprint classic, women, March 2023	Kristine Stavaas Skistad	£46,000£46k
Drammen sprint classic, men, March 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£46,000£46k
Oslo 50km mass start free, women, March 2023	Ragnhild Haga	£46,000£46k
Oslo 50km mass start free, men, March 2023	Simen Hegstad Krueger	£46,000£46k
Toblach 10km interval start free, women, February 2023	Ebba Andersson	£46,000£46k
Toblach 10km interval start free, men, February 2023	Paal Golberg	£46,000£46k
Toblach sprint free, women, February 2023	Jonna Sundling	£46,000£46k
Toblach sprint free, men, February 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£46,000£46k
Les Rousses 20km mass start classic, women, January 2023	Ebba Andersson	£46,000£46k
Les Rousses 20km mass start classic, men, January 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£46,000£46k
Les Rousses sprint classic, women, January 2023	Kristine Stavaas Skistad	£46,000£46k
Les Rousses sprint classic, men, January 2023	Richard Jouve	£46,000£46k
Les Rousses 10km interval start free, women, January 2023	Ebba Andersson	£46,000£46k
Les Rousses 10km interval start free, men, January 2023	Harald Oestberg Amundsen	£46,000£46k
Livigno sprint free, women, January 2023	Jonna Sundling	£46,000£46k
Livigno sprint free, men, January 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£46,000£46k
Toblach 10km interval start classic, Tour de Ski stage, women, December 2023	Kerttu Niskanen	£5,520£6k
Toblach 10km interval start classic, Tour de Ski stage, men, December 2023	Perttu Hyvarinen	£5,520£6k
Toblach sprint free, Tour de Ski stage, women, December 2023	Linn Svahn	£5,520£6k
Toblach sprint free, Tour de Ski stage, men, December 2023	Lucas Chanavat	£5,520£6k
Val di Fiemme 10km mass start free, Tour de Ski stage, women, January 2023	Delphine Claudel	£5,520£6k
Val di Fiemme 10km mass start free, Tour de Ski stage, men, January 2023	Simen Hegstad Krueger	£5,520£6k
Val di Fiemme 15km mass start classic, Tour de Ski stage, women, January 2023	Katharina Hennig	£5,520£6k
Val di Fiemme 15km mass start classic, Tour de Ski stage, men, January 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£5,520£6k
Val di Fiemme sprint classic, Tour de Ski stage, women, January 2023	Lotta Udnes Weng	£5,520£6k
Val di Fiemme sprint classic, Tour de Ski stage, men, January 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£5,520£6k
Oberstdorf 20km pursuit free, Tour de Ski stage, women, January 2023	Frida Karlsson	£5,520£6k
Oberstdorf 20km pursuit free, Tour de Ski stage, men, January 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£5,520£6k
Oberstdorf 10km interval start classic, Tour de Ski stage, women, January 2023	Frida Karlsson	£5,520£6k
Oberstdorf 10km interval start classic, Tour de Ski stage, men, January 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£5,520£6k
Val Müstair 10km pursuit classic, Tour de Ski stage, women, January 2023	Tiril Udnes Weng	£5,520£6k
Val Müstair 10km pursuit classic, Tour de Ski stage, men, January 2023	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£5,520£6k

The richest races of 2023

Every year we hold

2020 £464k 2021 £1.6m 2022 £1.9m 2023 £3.2m 2024 £3.2m 2025 £3.5m 2026 £2.0m

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most cross-country skiing prize money in 2023?

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, with £341,228 and 20 titles. Simen Hegstad Krueger was next on £149,132.

How much prize money was paid in 2023?

£3,199,760 across 70 races, to 189 skiers.

Which race paid the most in 2023?

The Tour de Ski overall standings, women, January 2023, at £299,920.

How does 2023 compare with 2022?

2022 paid £1,871,280 across 42 races.

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